Solid Rock Climbing Gym

I had a blast! I took three 12 year olds and myself today. The staff were very friendly, helpful and informative. The climbing walls ranged from beginner to advanced and we tried them all. All of us had a great time and plan to return.

I like this place. A friend and I went here and paid $ 20 for the whole day with harness and shoes included. The gentlemen who gave us advice and showed us how to rock climb was very nice and even check on us throughout our stay. I will be back and definitely being friend too!

Stopped into this gym the other day for a fun evening of rock climbing with friends. It’d been years since I last went, but it was just as fun as I remembered! This gym offers a lot of climbing options with varying levels of difficulty. While I stuck with the pretty easy routes, my climbing-​fanatic friend had plenty of challenging routes to push his monkey limits. The gym was not overly filled, but enough others to make it feel like a happening place to be. My hubby and I will be adding this place back into the rotation for fun date-​night activities! Belaying eachother is definitely good for trust building! ;-)

This place was so fun! The general manager was so helpful and patient with me and my friends! He gives really good advice while climbing, tight rope walking, etc. I would definitely recommend going here!

I like this place! It’s perfect for me, especially because I’m just starting out with rock climbing… The hours are nice and the price isn’t too shabby! I’ve only been a few times but never seemed to be overly crowded.
If you’re more advanced or looking for really high walls, this probably isn’t the place you want to be a member at… This all just from what I’ve heard. But if you are starting out or just like the indoor feel, this place is great! I like coming and will continue to!
Thanks guys!!!

$ 20 for unlimited climbing that day and a harness ($ 15 if you have your own harness). Lots of parking. The gym is in a warehouse with natural lighting and fans. It was a hot day, but it didn’t feel hot in the gym.
Numerous walls to climb from beginner to advanced. You will need someone to belay you. Be prepared to get a wedgie from belaying and from climbing. I would suggest wearing workout pants or longer shorts. I wouldn’t recommend wearing jeans.
They have snacks and drinks for sale. There are a couple chairs to sit on if you need a break. They have restrooms, cubbies to hold your things, and drinking fountains. The employees are very chill and helpful if you need assistance.
Cool way to spend a couple hours and get a workout. They also have a birthday party room and birthday party packages.
We will definitely be back!

Great work out, nice staff. They even have a tight rope which is a nice way to take a break from staining your fingers hanging from rocks: p shout out to Ryan! He’s really nice and also happens to be a great rock climber :-)

GREAT workout!!!
I’ve missed Rock climbing and bouldering as I used to do this at SDSU’s Aztec Recreation Center back in the day so it was great coming back and trying it here. This gym, located in San Marcos, is definitely a more challenging than the ARC, but I like it! There are tons of walls and ropes which allow for a variety of climbing. I recommend also getting the chalk bag because I did not buy it or bring my own thus it became harder to climb towards the end of my session here. The only thing I don’t like is how they don’t have self-​belaying because I would love to come alone as I used to self-​belay at The ARC. so keep in mind you must have partner to belay you.

I have been to this climbing gym multiple times and I have had a great experience every time! I really love this climbing gym, the people who work there are so nice and informative. The climbing gym is rather large, it gives you a good workout as well! I know, I was sore the day after a good climb! :)

This place is bitchin. Tuesday and Thursday are ten bucks for college students, my mates and myself have a hell of a time. Just wished they offered monthly passes

Birthday party fun!
We had a group of 12 here for my daughter’s 12^th birthday. The kids loved it, they stayed active for two solid hours before we had our half hour in the party room.
Two and a half hours was a great amount of time and it was nice being able to keep the kids active and happy.
We had a dedicated instructor helping out the group and the price was good.

Why can’t every gym be this fun?
I have been going here for only two weeks as a member, and I can’t explain how amazing the experience has been. The staff has been absolutely helpful; whether it’s just being a friendly face while I’m grabbing gear, or whether they see me staring at a (personally) challenging boulder, they’re always there to help or give advice.
Environment wise, the place is always clean, open, and airy. I’ve climbed on busy weekends where there’s birthday parties and lots of kids running around, but that doesn’t interrupt any top line or bouldering sessions since there’s always an available route/​wall… you can also always escape to the back boulder if you’re over 18 years old or are a SRG member. There’s some weights in the back, a tightrope line, a bench, dumb bells, and a dip «machine.» Oh, I should mention: now that it’s fall, there a bit of a cold draft — it is a warehouse environment, after all — so bring a sweater or dress in layers.
Most importantly, it really doesn’t feel like I’m going to the gym. It’s just a fun time to hang out, solve routes, and enjoy the piped music (mostly EDM/​electronica). Indoor rock climbing has improved my upper body strength, mental stimulation, and has been a great way to work out, whether on my own and bouldering, or whether beta-​ing with my hubcap while top roping. There’s just so much to do at SRG in San Marcos.
I’m looking forward to updating this review in the future as I learn more about indoor rock climbing!

Friendly staff. Very clean. Went here for my first time ever rock climbing and it was awesome! If you don’t know how, the staff can teach you. Most of them, if not all, rock climb there. They are very helpful so don’t be afraid to try something new!
They also do parties for kids there. It’s a great place for the kids to exercise and hang out. The staff are also great with the kids!

Solid Rock is fantastic. They have a boatload of top-​rope wall climbs, a nice front boulder, and a challenging back boulder. There’s a nice range of climbing difficulty — a noob such as myself can be adequately challenged while enviously beholding the Spiderpeople working on absurdly difficult climbs. The frequency of the climbs being changed is ideal, once every couple of months. (This way it’s less likely that your climb is going to be changed while you’re still working on it, but at the same time the routes will change before you get bored of them). The staff is great — friendly and helpful. Not all up in your grill micromanaging your bouldering attempts, but there to offer advice or encouragement as needed. We come here several times a week, and enjoy every visit. Definitely a fan.

I wanted to like this place. The photos online paint a pretty picture, especially one as expensive as Solid Rock. In reality its a bit crummier, theres no social scene at post work hours, the place is smaller. So they only put up new routes 4 – 5 tines a year. Oh and its unsafe. There’s no foam flooring: ITS ROCKS. Smooth pebbles. In the bouldering areas there’s a couple overstuffed pads you need to move around. Still, I watched a guy who said he’d been coming for six years miss the pad and sprain his ankle pretty bad on a warmup. He limped out. Its nice having some height on the bouldering but find another gym.

My first time coming here, enjoyed it a lot. The place was not too crowded even as it is on the smaller side, but the selection is nice. There is a slack line that I have yet to try out, but there is always next time.

I’ve been rock climbing a couple of time in the past, (not pro by any means!) but it was always at the the Poway location.
As far as first impressions are concerned, this location is much smaller in comparison to the Poway location, however unlike the Poway Solid Rock they have an area sectioned off with gym equipment and a GIANT Bouldering rock. The staff is great and very helpful, and apparently tonight was Ladies Night! $ 10 to climb to your heart’s desire plus shoes, harness and chalk! Pretty great deal if you ask me! :)
Even though there’s not as many walls as the Poway location, they still had a lot to choose from, ranging from beginner to expert. If you really wanted to up the ante, there was a little chart with colored tape, depicting the difficulty of the grips. White being the easiest, Yellow/​Red medium, Blue/​Green being the hardest. All of the grips on the walls have these bright electric tapes, and you had to scale the wall using those colors only. It was KILLER on my arms, but it was so much fun!
There are two areas for Bouldering; there’s one near the walls, and one in the 18 years + section. In this section there’s some gym equipment, mostly for upper body, back and abs. There’s also a tight rope to practice your balance on. Even though my arms were DEAD from all the climbing, I managed to climb up and conquer the boulder! Once you reach the top, there’s some stairs to make your exit safely.
This place is tons of fun, and a great workout! Be sure to bring a friend, because it’s a two man job; while you’re climbing you need someone to belay and pick up the slack in the rope! I like this location just as much as the Poway one, it’s a toss up on which gym I would go to. :)

This is a great place to go for a good workout. There is a challenge for any level, the people are great and it’s always a lot of fun.
I’ve done some real rock climbing in the past but enjoy this more. You can cut back and have fun when you don’t have to worry about dying. You can also get a better workout when you can keep going until you fail.

Great place to have some fun climbing around. I’ve only been rock climbing twice and both times were here. Staff was awesome and «hooked us up» with some discounts even though we went in the one day they didn’t have a special going on. There were tons of places to climb and two bouldering… Boulders?
Definitely recommend this for people looking to have some fun for a few hours (can’t speak for experienced climbers however).
Be aware that there are some rock climbing clubs that go on certain days and it can get kind of busy. I suggest calling ahead and asking the staff which days are busier even though there were still plenty of places to climb.

This is a pretty solid place to go rock climbing. Staff was extremely helpful when i told them i wasn’t a pro rock climber (yet). He gave me the ladies night discount i have no complaints over that and told me if i needed any help training he would help out, but since i was with my friends It wasn’t needed.
There were tons of different courses to climb up, ranging from beginner to expert climbs, and all fun. Once your arms are destroyed there is a place in the back where u can practice bouldering (ropeless climbing with mats) and even a tight rope to mess around on. Really its kinda like a garage gym.
It was 10 $ for all i could climb (which was only 2 hours) but they gave shoes, belt, and chalk which seems like a pretty good deal. The guy working there told me that sometimes it gets pretty busy because a group of rock climbing clubs frequent there.
All in all heres what to take from this:
Service is great.
Make sure you bring a friend.
Almost every weekday has some type of deal.
Rock climbing is a great workout and a lot of fun.
Give this place a shot.